...and descent," by "community of language and community or religion, or by geographical limits." "But the strongest of all is identity of political antecedents:...regret, connected with the same incidents in the past. When Mill enumerates the various characters or qualities determining identity in this sense, we find...

...Liberty and Other Essays 203, 427 (1991) (observing that strongest national roots are found in the "identity of political antecedents; the possession...and humiliation, pleasure and regret, connected with incidents of the past") . 30. Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., The Disuniting of America: Reflections on...

...and community of religion, greatly contribute to it. Geographical limits are one of its causes. But the strongest of all is identity of political antecedents;...in the past. None of these circumstances, however, are either indispensable, or necessarily sufficient by themselves. Switzerland has a strong sentiment...

...and descent,' by 'community of language and community of religion, or by geographical limits.' But the strongest of all is identity of political antecedents:...regret, connected with the same incidents in the past. (Ely 1997: 79) So, as the nation-state system is built, the term 'identity' increasingly becomes associated...

...imperishable traditions that make the soul of nations." The possession of national history, says Mill, and the s of Absolute Monarchy. Perhaps, there could have...absolute Monarchy for disciplining the uncouth and unc ' are the most powerful factors to generate the sense of identity and sentiment of fellow-feelings....